Avoiding the temptation to sin and being patient upon that, is greater than being patient whilst being afflicted with trials.
IBN TAYMIYYAHAllah will support the just state even if it is led by unbelievers, but Allah will not support the oppressive state even if it is led by believers
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Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) is to the heart as water is to a fish; see what happens to a fish when it is taken out of water.
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Contentment is the greatest door that one enters to Allah, it is the source of tranquility for the worshiper and paradise on earth. Whoever does not enter it will not enter the Paradise in the Hereafter.
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Allah guards the justice loving government, even if it is the government of non-Muslims, and destroys the tyrant government, even if it is the government of Muslims.
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The one who is [truly] imprisoned is the one whose heart is imprisoned from Allah and the captivated one is the one whose desires have enslaved him.
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The more humble, needy, and subdued you are before Allah, the closer you will be to Him.
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Don’t depend too much on anyone.
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When someone offends me, I think it’s a gift from Allah (god). He (Allah) is teaching me humility.
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Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness.
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What can my enemies do to me? My paradise is in my heart, it is with me wherever I go. To imprison me is to provide me with seclusion. To send me into exile is to send me away in the Path of Allah. And to kill me is to make me a martyr.
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Everyone experiences bouts of jealousy; but the dignified person conceals it, while the vulgar one acts upon it
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The People of the Sunnah are the most knowledgeable of mankind concerning the truth, and the most merciful of the creation towards the rest of creation.
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Beautiful leaving (hajr), is to leave without harming, beautiful pardoning is to pardon without rebuking, and beautiful patience is to be patient without complaining.
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This whole religion revolves around knowing the truth and acting by it, and action must be accompanied by patience.
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A man will never fear something besides Allah unless it be due to a disease in his heart.
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No love that a man has will only give him pleasure in return- he shall also suffer pain because of it, except for love of Allah.
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